Neurology MD(Res)

Key information

Programme starts

September 2017

Modes and duration

Full time:
2 years

Part time:
2 years

Tuition fees (2017/18)

UK/EU:

£4,915 (FT)
£2,455 (PT)

Overseas:

£22,850 (FT)
£11,420 (PT)

Application dates

Note on fees:
The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Current Students website.

Location: London, Bloomsbury

Entry requirements

To be eligible for the MD(Res) programme, applicants must have obtained the MBBS degree or some other registerable primary qualification in medicine, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and be eligible for full registration with the UK General Medical Council (GMC).

MD(Res) applicants are normally hospital clinicians undertaking research associated with their employment.

English language requirements

If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.

International students

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below.

Select your country:

International equivalencies

Overview

The UCL Institute of Neurology, together with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, form the renowned national and international research and clinical centre known simply as 'Queen Square'. The institute is also a key member of the UCL neuroscience community which is currently ranked second in the world, and first in Europe for neuroscience research (Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators). This means you'll be studying at a world-leading institution, with access to some of the best minds working in the field today, with established opportunities for progression from Master's to PhD study, and on to careers in neuroscience and neurology research and clinical practice.

Funding

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

Careers

On graduation students may go on to further study at doctoral level, combine study with paid research or clinical fellowships, and continue their medical careers through core and speciality training.

Top career destinations for this degree

Consultant Neurologist, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Neurologist, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employability

Students at the UCL Institute of Neurology are ideally placed to exploit the opportunities for career progression which arise from studying in a well-funded national and international centre of excellence. Master's students often stay at the institute to complete a funded PhD. Doctoral students go on to become early career researchers. Clinicians combine research fellowships with PhD studies and enter core or specialty training in the London, or other Deaneries on completion. It is the possibility of transition from postgraduate student to early career researcher or specialist neurologist which makes studying at Queen Square so attractive.

Networking

Master's students are given the opportunity to present their research, alongside their peers studying for PhDs, at the well-regarded annual Queen Square Symposium. Some go on to publish their MSc theses in conjunction with their supervisors. Doctoral students are all encouraged to attend national and international conferences during their studies, with their travel funded by grants, awards or bursaries. Students at all levels are supervised by, and work alongside internationally renowned scientists and clinical academics, who are often leaders in their field.

Careers data is taken from the ‘Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education’ survey undertaken by HESA looking at the destinations of UK and EU students in the 2012–2014 graduating cohorts six months after graduation.

Why study this degree at UCL?

Research Excellence Framework (REF)

The Research Excellence Framework, or REF, is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. The 2014 REF was carried out by the UK's higher education funding bodies, and the results used to allocate research funding from 2015/16.

The following REF score was awarded to the department: Institute of Neurology
83% rated 4* (world-leading) or 3* (internationally excellent)

What our students and staff say

Student view

"My research, funded by the Rosetrees Trust and Astor Foundation (provided by the MB PhD programme) concerns how a therapy for Parkinson's disease works; specifically, I research how deep brain stimulation influences brain activity. The aim of my project is to further understand how it achieves its therapeutic effects, with the hope that we can help improve it, or translate its use to other brain diseases."

Joshua Kahan

Neurology PhD

Application and next steps

Applications

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

Application deadlines

Deadlines and start dates are usually dictated by funding arrangements so check with the department or academic unit to see if you need to consider these in your application preparation. You should identify and contact potential supervisors before making your application. For more information see our How to apply page.